It's Coming!!! Our second annual Mid Century Modern Las Vegas Weekend!

September 29, 2010

Our emails hint that many of you very much wanted us to have another Mid-Century Modern Las Vegas weekend filled with panels, architecture, tours and more.

Well, we heard you. Check back this weekend to find out all the details for our "Mid-Mod Marvels: A Celebration of Mid-Centuiry Modern Architecture and Design".

A reception at the Morelli House on Friday evening Oct 22nd.

On Saturday, October 23rd, a panel on Mid-Century Modern Architecture and Art, a panel on the history of the Las Vegas News Bureau and the Las Vegas premiere of the documentary on William Krisel, the architect behind Paradise Palms. William Krisel will be with us in person and will attend the screening.

And best of all, Alan Hess, the authority on all that is MCM, will be back with us guiding us through all that is Mid-Century Modern and the architects who changed forever the landscape of Las Vegas as well as handle the Q&A at the Krisel film premiere.

And yes, there will be a double-decker bus tour on Sunday afternoon with a new route, new open houses and lots of history.

Sound like fun?

It's all coming the weekend of October 22nd and you don't want to miss this as tickets are limited!

So check back here this weekend for the deets!

Riviera announces bankruptcy plan

August 31, 2010

She was once one of the grand dames of the Las Vegas Strip. When she was built, she was the first high-rise on the Strip. For many years, Liberace, Dean Martin and other classic Las Vegas entertainers graced the stage of the showroom.

But in recent times, the Riviera lost a lot of her glamour and in trying to stay alive resorted to just barely hanging on.

We hope the grand dames luck is changing. Steve Green at the Las Vegas Sun reports about that the bankruptcy plan includes improvements and possibly new gaming equipment.

The Riviera Las Vegas hotel-casino would be spruced up and receive new gaming equipment under its parent company's bankruptcy reorganization plan.

Unable to service its approximately $291 million in debt and liabilities, Riviera Holdings Corp. filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in Las Vegas on July 12.

Investors led by longtime hotel and gaming industry executive Barry Sternlicht of Starwood Capital Group have acquired some of the debt and intend to lead the company out of bankruptcy.

Besides its 2,075-room Las Vegas property, the company owns the Riviera Black Hawk casino in Colorado.

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